1. 1Microbial Prospection Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur (H.P.)-176 061, India
2. 2Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160 014, India
3. 3Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Inhoffenstrasse 7B D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
4. 4Institut für Mikrobiologie, Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien, Veterinärplatz 1 A-1210 Wien, Austria
5. 5Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC), CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39A, Chandigarh-160 036, India